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U.S. History Chapter 3 Pretest

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

England's first successful colony was called...

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

2.

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut formed which group of colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Atlantic

3.

What reason did people have for coming to the New England colonies?

a)

They really like to sail on the ocean

b)

They wanted religious freedom

c)

They wanted to be poor

d)

They really wanted to get away from their old house

4.

New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania make up which group of colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

5.

Why did people want to move to the Middle colonies?

a)

to make money

b)

religious tolerance

c)

to fight with other people

d)

to go on vacation

6.

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia made up which group of colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Purple

7.

People who were owned by the master of a plantation and made to work for life were called

a)

indentured servants

b)

maids

c)

butlers

d)

slaves

8.

People who signed a contract and agreed to work for a certain amount of time in exchange for money and land were called

a)

indentured servants

b)

maids

c)

waiters

d)

slaves

9.

Name the only Joint-Stock Company we talked about.

(a)  

10.

Sir Walter Raleigh was told to settle a colony for which country?

a)

America

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Spain

e)

The Netherlands

11.

The first group of African slaves were brought to the Americas for what colony?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Hartford

c)

Carolina

d)

Plymouth

12.

What colony was best known for selling tobacco?

(a)  

13.

The Virginia Company began to offer headrights to entice colonists to come. What is a headright?

a)

A right to a fancy hat

b)

A land grant

c)

A ship

d)

A right to settle in the Americas

14.

So John and John live within Jamestown. One of them hurts a relationship with a local tribe, and the other fixes it. What tribe would that be?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Apalachee

d)

Metacomet

15.

Despite being an awful person, John Smith did two things to keep the colony of Jamestown alive. Select Both.

a)

He forced settlers to work

b)

He built ties with a local tribe

c)

He killed a lot of natives

d)

He made the Mason-Dixon Line

16.

At this time, what religion is England?

(a)  

17.

After John Smith messed everything up with the Powhatan tribe, which John stepped forward to fix that relationship? (They married Pocahontas)

a)

Locke

b)

White

c)

Wheelwright

d)

Smith

e)

Rolfe

18.

What was the name of the Island where England failed to settle a colony twice?

a)

Jersey

b)

Roanoke

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Virginia

19.

Why is the House of Burgesses important?

a)

It was the first elected legislature in Americas

b)

It was the first elected legislature in the world

c)

It was the first democratic institution in the world

d)

They're very epic and cool

20.

One specific group of Separatists moved to America and named themselves what?

(a)  

21.

The Pilgrims landed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Where did they originally plan on landing?

(a)  

22.

The Pilgrims named where they landed...

a)

Providence

b)

Pilgrim Isle

c)

Nokingsland

d)

Plymouth

23.

The Mayflower Compact is important because...

a)

It was a key step in democratic government

b)

It was a key step in representative government

c)

41/150 signed so it showed how inequal things were

d)

It was the last thing the settlers ever wrote

24.

Which religious group founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Quakers

c)

Separatists

d)

Puritans

e)

Catholics

25.

What Massachusetts minister led his people to settle in the Connecticut Valley because they disagreed with how the Massachusetts Bay colony was run?

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

Roger Williams

c)

John Wheelwright

d)

The Duke of York

26.

What colony did Roger Williams found?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Connecticut

d)

Massachusetts Bay

27.

The colony that was known as a save haven for dissenters.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Connecticut

c)

Massachusetts Bay

d)

Virginia

28.

What colony did John Wheelwright found?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

New York

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts Bay

29.

The Wampanoag tribe led a war that lasted 14 months against the settlers. The settlers called the leader "King Philip," but what was his actual name?

a)

Metacomet

b)

Samoset

c)

Squanto

d)

Wampanoag

e)

Powhatan

30.

Squanto and Samoset are associated with what holiday?

(a)  

31.

In 1680, William Penn was given land by the King as a debt for his father. What did he name this land?

a)

Carolina

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Georgia

d)

Plymouth

32.

What city became New York City?

a)

New Amsterdam

b)

New Jersey

c)

Atlantic City

d)

None of these

33.

Sweden had controlled land South of Pennsylvania. Penn allowed these people to control the land. What did they call their area?

(a)  

34.

Why did New Jersey never do as well as New York?

a)

No Natural Harbor

b)

No Farmland

c)

No Settlers

d)

Not New York

35.

The colony that was created as a safe place for Catholics.

(a)  

36.

The Mason-Dixon line separated which two colonies?

a)

Pennsylvania And Carolina

b)

Pennsylvania and Maryland

c)

Maryland and Virginia

d)

Maryland and Carolina

37.

Which of these did North Carolina NOT produce?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Beef

c)

Rice

d)

Timber

38.

Which of these were NOT produced by South Carolina?

a)

Beef

b)

Lumber

c)

Indigo

d)

Tar

39.

James Oglethorpe founded what colony?

a)

Georgia

b)

Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Massachusetts Bay

e)

Rhode Island

40.

The colony of Georgia had two main purposes. Select Both.

a)

A penal colony for the States

b)

A place for poor and debtors to start again

c)

The stop Spain expanding

d)

To make money

e)

A safe place for Catholics